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Note to Self
I’ve mentioned the “Meditations” of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius before – I’ve been writing this blog for over 450 hours, I’m not sure there’s anything I haven… more →
Nick Falkner
Note to Self
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wrote 5 days ago: I’ve mentioned the “Meditations” of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius before – I … more →
Time to Work and Time to Play
wrote 5 days ago: I do a lot of grounded theory research into student behaviour patterns. It’s a bit Indiana Jon … more →
Portsmouth Tattoo Convention 2013: why do you bring children with you?
wrote 1 month ago: Drink, Drunk, Drunk. Get, Tats, Tats. Strippers, Dance, Dance. Basically, that’s what you get … more →
SIGCSE 2013: Special Session on Designing and Supporting Collaborative Learning Activities
wrote 1 month ago: Katrina and I delivered a special session on collaborative learning activities, focused on undergrad … more →
Grace.
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wrote 3 months ago: A friend sent me a link to this excellent piece on the importance of grace, in terms of your own app … more →
Expressiveness and Ambiguity: Learning to Program Can Be Unnecessarily Hard
wrote 4 months ago: One of the most important things to be able to do in any profession is to think as a professional. T … more →
The Limits of Expressiveness: If Compilers Are Smart, Why Are We Doing the Work?
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wrote 4 months ago: I am currently on holiday, which is “Nick shorthand” for catching up on my reading, pain … more →
Thanks for the exam - now I can't help you.
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wrote 4 months ago: I have just finished marking a pile of examinations from a course that I co-taught recently. I haven … more →
Thinking about teaching spaces: if you're a lecturer, shouldn't you be lecturing?
wrote 4 months ago: I was reading a comment on a philosophical post the other day and someone wrote this rather snarky l … more →
Adelaide Computing Education Conventicle 2012: "It's all about the people"
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wrote 4 months ago: acec 2012 was designed to be a cross-University event (that’s the whole point of the conventic … more →
John Henry Died
wrote 5 months ago: Every culture has its myths and legends, especially surrounding those incredible individuals who sta … more →
Vitamin Ed: Can It Be Extracted?
wrote 5 months ago: Mmm. Taste the learnination. There are a couple of ways to enjoy a healthy, balanced diet. The first … more →
Legitimisation and Agency: I Believe That's My Ox on Your Bridge
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wrote 5 months ago: There’s an infamous newspaper advertisement that never ran, which reflected the entry of IBM i … more →
Is It Called Ranking Because It Smells Funny?
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wrote 5 months ago: Years ago, I was a professional winemaker, which is an awesome job but with very long hours (that se … more →
Leading the Innovation Charge: Research and Teachers (NESTA Report on Digital Education)
wrote 5 months ago: I’m currently reading the NESTA report “Decoding Learning: The Proof, Promise and Potent … more →
Taught for a Result or Developing a Passion
wrote 5 months ago: According to a story in the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC, website, Australian school chi … more →
Core Values of Education and Why We Have To Oppose "Pranking"
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wrote 5 months ago: I’ve had a lot of time to think about education this year (roughly 400 hours at current reckon … more →
Brief Stats Update: Penultimate Word Count Notes
wrote 5 months ago: I occasionally dump the blog and run it through some Python script deliciousness to find out how man … more →
Ebb and Flow - Monitoring Systems Without Intrusion
wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been wishing a lot of people “Happy Thanksgiving” today because, despite bein … more →
